The Scene
A perennial in the Australian festival calendar for 36 years, the iconic Woodford Folk Festival has announced another massive programme. The Woodford Folk Festival is a week-long celebration of incredible creative depth and cultural diversity. It’s a place where lawyer, academic and Indigenous policy advisor Noel Pearson takes to the stage to address festival-goers. DeJa Voodo hosts Juju Jungle, a mesmerising menagerie
A “sparrow lifestyle” and a lack of public transport are among the reasons the Sunshine Coast’s night-time economy is struggling, a UniSC study has found. UniSC lead researcher Dr Lenny Vance surveyed 10 local representatives, including venue owners, musicians and peak body members, saying the findings paint a “trying picture”. Dr Vance said the cost
Musicians across South-East Queensland have paid tributes to two Fortitude Valley live music venues, King Lear’s Throne and Bad Luck Bar. Owner of both venues Ken Parry announced earlier on social media that the venues would be shutting up shop. They join Gold Coast’s Burleigh Bazaar, which sold for $4.4 million earlier this year to
Liquid Lyrics is a place where the Sunshine Coast’s best word slingers come together to share their poetic prowess. There’s even prize money up for grabs! Nick Grivas fell head-first into love with the spoken word as a student at Balmoral State High School. “Poetry really came to me through hip-hop, but then we did
Russell Crowe is bringing his band to Miami Marketta on the Gold Coast. Photo via Indoor Garden Party. Internationally-acclaimed actor and musician Russell Crowe is set to rock out at the Miami Marketta on the Gold Coast on January 19. He’s here for an “Indoor Garden Party”, featuring his band The Gentlemen Barbers and special
Wow what a year! Just four months ago, YELO was merely yet another ADHD-fuelled bright spark idea, being floated between two mates over some hippy-dippy cosmic cookies. And what a Pandora’s box it has turned out to be, with so many cool cats on the local music scene we’ve now come to love. The Sunshine
Powderfinger’s Jon Coghill has been drumming up the crowds ahead of his second appearance in 13 years. Jon recently took up a Christmas challenge to play a full set with local swamp-blues musician, 8 Ball Aitken. Jon will play alongside the APRA-award nominated rocker at the Tramfest Christmas Festival on Saturday. The free community event
The vibrant shipping container playground known fondly to Sunny Coast locals as, “Nighquarter”, is set to be revitalised as “The Station”. Picture: The former “Nightquarter” site at Birtinya closed for a year after falling prey to a slow economy. Owners of the Birtinya live music venue, Chris and Lauren Hignett (main picture), who are also
British rock giants Foals will take to the stage at Fortitude Valley Music Hall next month after the Sandstone Point version, Heaps Good, was reimagined to Secret Sounds. Jimmy Smith spoke with Yelo music editor Penny Brand ahead of his show on January 2. Sitting at home in sunny California, Foals rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith
Adam Niven is Solbar’s artist-in-residence this month. His show officially opens tomorrow night. The Mountain Creek designer, who moonlights as a drummer, has created designs for many local bands. Some of them include Chamber Lane, Catching Salmon, Likeside, Dunnill Blues, The Vee Bees and SUBSKRYPTION. “It will be my first solo show and I’ve put
